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2024 Honda Passport problems

Owners filed 23 complaints about the 2024 Honda Passport with NHTSA between Oct 2024 and Nov 2026. The most-cited component is service brakes (9).

Complaints
23
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
2
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Service brakes9
  2. Electrical system6
  3. Engine5
  4. Fuel/propulsion system3
  5. Structure2
  6. Forward collision avoidance2
  7. Steering2
  8. Fuel system, gasoline1
  9. Power train1
  10. Tires1
  11. Other / unknown1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 14, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20242
20259
202612

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Service brakes

9 reports1 crash
“I bought the car brand new in the spring of 2024 and noticed shaking when braking after a few months. In January 2025 I had the rotors resurfaced at the dealer because they where warped. The brake shaking started again around March 2026. After searching several forums, turns out that this seems to be a common issue where the rotors warp constantly, requiring resurfacing several time or changing rotors every couple of years. The warping cause vibrations in the steering which affects handling. The vehicle shakes when braking at various speeds.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 18, 2026Service brakesODI 11732150

Electrical system

6 reports1 crash
“RE: XXX- Complaint # XXX for NHTSA Investigation EA25004 - Issues related to Auto Idle Stop - Battery & Starter failures. XXX - Complaint # XXXfor Honda Corporate asking to be part of extended warranty for TSB 23-008 and TSB 23-009 XXX - Ticket #XXX-Honda Cars of McKinney - reported continued issues with sluggish starts from HOT vehicle and failure of Auto Idle Stop/Restart * Asked for complete check of electrical system including battery, relays, starter and review of internal recalls, TSBs, and referenced NHTSA investigation EA25004. * Battery was replaced XXX at a cost of $402.08 and checked okay * Starter failed check with excessive resistance causing sluggish starts, and failure of Auto Idle Stop function to restart vehicle in traffic. Both the starter and relay assembly were replaced at a cost of $786.28. * Requested Honda Goodwill Assistance review as this is a known problem under Honda TSB 23-008 and 23-009 to cover these expenses outside the standard warranty. Hendricks Auto Group(McKinney) and Honda Corporate refused to apply the Goodwill Assistance so I had to pay out-of-pocket for a known issue for this model year vehicle. They claimed the original…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 21, 2026Electrical systemODI 11772750

Engine

5 reports
“The car is experiencing intermittent no start. The auto idle system doesn't always restart the engine from a full stop. Causing the car to turn off and having to be restarted multiple times.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 4, 2026EngineODI 11775669

Fuel/propulsion system

3 reports1 crash
“When we come to a stop position, the Fuel Savings Cut off does not start back up and the car stalls and shifts back to N. Takes for ever to re start if it can re start. This has happened to us more that 6 times. I took it this morning to Flow Honda of Charlottesville and talked to the service manager, Jackie. I felt like she thought I had three heads and didn't know what I was talking about, even though I enclosed a printed copy of the issues Honda was having with the Fuel Savings feature cut off.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 17, 2026Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11765085

Structure

2 reports1 crash
“On XXX on XXX in [XXX] my wife and I were driving on a clear day at about 55 MPH and we heard an explosion like a gunshot. We quickly realized that our sunroof had exploded above our heads. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw a car behind me swerve to avoid the glass shards that had flown out of our car. We pulled off the highway and tried as best as we could to clean up the glass and we had to drive slowly home. We had some scratches but that is all. The car is still under warranty and Honda refused to replace the sunroof. Treated poorly by the dealer.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 28, 2026StructureODI 11774134

Forward collision avoidance

2 reports
“Emergency braking engages with oncoming traffic and front rotors continually warp. Risking safety.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 27, 2026Service brakes, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11760038
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 14, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.